Blessed
Is The One Whose Sin The Lord Does Not Count Against
Them
Blessed
is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Blessed
is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit
is no deceit.
When
I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
For
day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat
of summer.
Then
I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will
confess my transgressions to the
Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Psalm 32:1-5
We
have all been in torrential rains. We know the stories of huge sinkholes.
Though
sinkholes can be devastating, the most universal and damaging sinkhole is the
one that happens in the human heart. King David was an example of this.
The
surface of King David’s life looked stable; however, his interior life rested
on a fragile foundation. After his sins of adultery and murder, David thought
he had successfully hidden his treacherous acts. However, God’s intense
conviction after Nathan’s confrontation cause him to realize that denying the
presence of sin in his life weakened the foundation of his spiritual life. To
prevent this spiritual sinkhole from worsening, David acknowledged his sin to
God in repentance. As a result, God covered David’s sin and gave him the joy of
forgiveness.
We
too will experience God’s grace when we confess our sins to Him. He will
completely forgive and cover our spiritual sinkholes.
When we uncover our sins in repentance God will
cover them.
Our
Daily Bread – February 20, 2014